MAVS 103, NUGGETS 89

[dirkfansince1998]

Damn, Jesusshuttlesworth was a testament to the patience of our mods. I can’t believe that guy lasted as long as he did around here.

That´s what I mean. It wasn´t always like this. He was already around when I first joined the community in 2014 or 2015 (cannot remember). Was always on the more negative  side but in my opinion he made some really good points and I cannot remember him ever getting into it with another poster prior to the conflict we all witnessed a few month ago. It ended badly and I don´t want to make an excuse for the insults and personal attacks that lead to his ban. Question is if this could have been avoided. Just really difficult to manage a situation where posters clash with mods. One is always operating from a position of authority.

This board is a special place because it is run by the community. That has many advantages but it also leads to some problems. Including the management of situations like this. Bigger boards have clear policies for things like timeouts, strikes or bans. They have more active members (also more mods) so it is easier to find people that aren´t a part of the conflict to make decisions like this.
All I can say is that from my personal experience I have rarely seen a conflict on this board where I would say that person a/b/c is solely responsible. More often than not it takes two to escalate a situation. As mentioned it is even more complicate when a mod is involved.

It´s difficult and I cannot offer a better solution right now. Thankfully conflicts like this are a rarity. For the most part this board is an awesome place to talk Mavs.